The videos from social media published by the portal show a fire and a black pillar of smoke above the electrical substation located near the state capital of Ciudad Bolivar.
#video cortesía desde el estado Bolívar, se escucha a quienes lo grabaron, decir que es la subestación “Sidor”, en Puerto Ordaz. pic.twitter.com/OQWoVcatu9#9Mar
— 🔥ConfirmadoVzla🔥 (@ConfirmadoVzla) 9 марта 2019 г.
The authorities have not yet commented on the situation.
[ÚLTIMA HORA] Explotó subestación de Sidor en Ciudad Bolívar https://t.co/jIpRpI3WLa pic.twitter.com/uQW4Gt2lfd
— El Nacional (@ElNacionalWeb) 9 марта 2019 г.
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